I will always hold you

Imogen clutched at her head as her mother’s voice bombarded her.YOU—YOU KNEW—LIAR—I would have saved us—You’ve chosen your path—This is for the children you killed; this is your retribution—Over and over her words rattled in her head until she couldn’t take it any longer and her legs gave out. Her knees crashed into the floor, sending vibrations up her legs and into her teeth.Liliana had killed—Imogen shut her eyes, both hands grasping at her hair now.Her mother had killed—Are you prepared to take my life?Laudna, Laudna, Laudna—In and out, in and out, in and out—She squeezed her eyes shut and hissed through gritted teeth.Laudna, Laudna, Laudna—“Darling?” That gentle, melodious voice floated to her and pulled away the curtain of her hazy, pain-filled thoughts.Imogen managed to open her eyes for only a breath. “Laudna,” she breathed....After the events in This Blood is Not Binding, Imogen's thoughts and trauma become overwhelming, and with some love from Laudna, she's grounded once more.